Basketball Game Preview: Rangeview Raiders vs. Northfield Nighthawks

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 3:54am

Preview: Rangeview Raiders vs. Northfield Nighthawks

The Rangeview Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Northfield Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Rangeview beat Vista PEAK Prep 50-38. The win made it back-to-back wins for Rangeview.

D'ajha Horton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 19 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Washington, who scored 14 points along with two steals.

In what's become a running theme this season, Northfield gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They really took it to Ponderosa for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-25 victory at home. Given Northfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Ponderosa is ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Northfield relied on the efforts of Aliyah Herron, who scored three points along with two steals, and Alena Vondracek, who scored ten points. Herron hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games.

Rangeview is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Northfield, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

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